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The QC, Vol. 90, No. 15 • January 29, 2004

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The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914
Quaker Campus
MEN'S BASKETBALL
The Poets lose two conference games in a row after
early leads • Sports, Page 16
Thursday, January 29, 2004
issue 15 - VOLUME 90
GHOST IN MENDENHALL
And you thought you were scared to go to class
before • Campus Life, Page 10
Web.Whittier.Edu/QC
VP of Enrollment candidates visit
The three final candidates for the position
of Vice-President of Enrollment visited
Whittier College over the last two weeks.
Brett Schraeder, Barbara Lundberg and Lisa
Meyer are the three finalists, and are competing for the position that has been vacant since
Urmi Kar's resignation Friday, June 27,2003
and move to Marlboro College [see Quaker
Campus, volume 90, issue 2].
According to Associate Professor of
Mathematics Jeff Lutgen, during each two-
day visit to the campus the candidates had
several interviews and meetings with different campus constituents, including breakfast
with the president, lunch with students and-
meetings with the search committee and ad-
Patrick Holmes
QC News Co-Editor
missions staff.
Each participated in an open forum, as
well, to present their proposed goals for
Whittier, and field questions from faculty,
staff-and students. "Members of the Search
Committee have been asked to collect feedback and discuss the candidates at what will
probably be the final meeting of the Search
Committee on Thursday, Jan. 29," Executive
Assistant to the President Kristin Wiberg
said. "At this meeting, the extensive referencing that was done for each of the finalists
will also be discussed."
"President [Kate] Will is the chair [of the
search committee and]... will be making the
ultimate decision, which will rely on the
input and evalutation of the search committee," Wiberg said. "[She] plans to appoint the
Vice President... in the next few weeks."
"The committee is looking for a knowl-
edgable admission and financial aid professional who is familiar with Whittier's mission as a private liberal arts college and who
can effectively articulate that mission to prospective students and their parents," Lutgen
said. "We want someone who combines visionary leadership with a proven record of
success in their field."
The following information on the three
candidates was compiled from participation
in the informal lunch talks, the open forums
and the candidates' resumes:
Barbara Lundberg
Barbara Jean Lundberg visited on Monday, Jan. 26. She has been the Vice President
and Dean of Enrollment at St. Olaf College
since 1996. Among her numerous past experiences, she has been the Dean of Admissions/Special Asst. to the President at Whittier
College.
"I feel like I have come home," Lundberg said. "1 gained important values here
that have stayed with me
for twenty years."
When asked about college-bound students, Lundberg said: "I do not go out
to recruit first-year students, I go out to recruit
alumni. Recruiting tomorrow's alumni is important,"
Lundberg said.
"You want to look for students' connection to the college. They will be more likely
to stay all four years," said Lundberg about
prospective students. "Too many colleges
today are throwing merit aid right and left...
you have to use it strategically."
Lisa Meyer
Lisa Meyer visited on Wednesday, Jan.
28. She is currently the Associate Vice Pres-
identfor Institutional Image at University of
La Verne.
"People here are supportive of each other and excited about being a part of Whittier.
You attract a very diverse student body,"
said Meyer. "I believe that today, Whittier is
poised to make a change for the positive."
"We want someone who combines visionary leadership
with a proven record of success in their field."
Jeff Lutgen
Associate Professor of Mathematics
When discussing the faculty, Meyer said:
"It is important for students to think of
faculty as peers on some level." In addition,
"The faculty needs to be integrated into the
process in a comfortable way... the faculty
can make connections to faculty at other
institutions."
PAUL GALLAHER / QC ASST. PHOTO EDITOR
Brett Schraeder
Brett Schraeder visited Whittier on Tuesday, Jan. 20. His current position is at Sierra
Nevada College (SNC) in Incline Valley,
Nevada, as Dean of Enrollment.
While he has spent his last three years at
SNC, most of Schraeder's admissions experience is from Whittier College, including
time as Associate Director of Admissions.
"I think I have a unique situation to have
a relationship with a lot
of the campus constituents," Schraeder said.
Schraeder asked the
faculty in attendance at
the forum to think about
successful Whittier
grads, and suggested that
we make these stories a
part of our external visibility.
Schraeder also stressed the importance of
technology in marketing to the future Whittier
College student.
Additional reporting by QC Assistant
Photo Editor Paul Gallaher and QC Assistant News Editor Tammy Marashlian.
Newly elected
COR officers
discuss issues
Tammy Marashlian
QC Assistant News Editor
With the new semester, junior Jessica
Robledo will take office as A.S.W.C. President, junior Terrell Tucker as Vice President,
sophomore Amethyst Polk as External Affairs
Commissioner and junior Kristin Oase as
Secretary. In addition, the four Members-at-
Large will be sophomore Kristen Kershek,
junior Elsbeth Detwiler, junior Carolyn Trapp
andjunior Jess Brown. The treasurer, however, has not yet been named.
"The search for treasurer is going very
well. All of the candidates were very qualified
and I hope to announce the treasurer at the next
meeting," said Robledo. Applicants were interviewed by Robledo and another Executive
Council Member from Jan. 19 to 23 after
submitting an application to the COR office.
Although the treasurer was to be announced
during the Monday, Jan. 26, meeting, a majority of COR officers were not present, and the
announcement was postponed until the next
meeting.
In a statement issued Wednesday, Jan. 28.
Robledo said, "The plans I have for COR for
spring, is for a few big new ideas, which are
cost-efficient and realistic. My first priority,
which will happen this weekend, is to have a
brainstorming session with all of the members
of COR so that I can hear what issues their
constituency feels are important. As for goals
that I have for this spring, I would like to
utilize the COR safety vehicle with more
organization and talk to Campus Safety about
call boxes. Another priority on my list is to
improve communication of what activities are
going on throughout campus. I would like to
implement a mass e-mail system that reminds
people of what activities are coming up. This
would be very effective considering everyone
looks at their e-mail. I would also hope that
this would increase attendance at activities
that student body fees are going to and allow
off-campus students a better means of getting
information about what's going on around
campus."
Tucker stated, "I am very excited about
my term as the Vice President of the A.S.W.C.
I am looking forward to assisting the president
in making sure that the quests and agendas of
the A.S.W.C. are accomplished to the satisfaction of the student body. I am hopeful that
this administration will be one that is credited
for turning the wants and needs of the students
into results."
Robledo also said, "Something that I would
like to do differently than from the past year,
is try to make COR more of a body that
students feel comfortable voicing their opinions to and trust will take action upon these
comments. I would like to increase awareness
See COR, page 6

The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914
Quaker Campus
MEN'S BASKETBALL
The Poets lose two conference games in a row after
early leads • Sports, Page 16
Thursday, January 29, 2004
issue 15 - VOLUME 90
GHOST IN MENDENHALL
And you thought you were scared to go to class
before • Campus Life, Page 10
Web.Whittier.Edu/QC
VP of Enrollment candidates visit
The three final candidates for the position
of Vice-President of Enrollment visited
Whittier College over the last two weeks.
Brett Schraeder, Barbara Lundberg and Lisa
Meyer are the three finalists, and are competing for the position that has been vacant since
Urmi Kar's resignation Friday, June 27,2003
and move to Marlboro College [see Quaker
Campus, volume 90, issue 2].
According to Associate Professor of
Mathematics Jeff Lutgen, during each two-
day visit to the campus the candidates had
several interviews and meetings with different campus constituents, including breakfast
with the president, lunch with students and-
meetings with the search committee and ad-
Patrick Holmes
QC News Co-Editor
missions staff.
Each participated in an open forum, as
well, to present their proposed goals for
Whittier, and field questions from faculty,
staff-and students. "Members of the Search
Committee have been asked to collect feedback and discuss the candidates at what will
probably be the final meeting of the Search
Committee on Thursday, Jan. 29," Executive
Assistant to the President Kristin Wiberg
said. "At this meeting, the extensive referencing that was done for each of the finalists
will also be discussed."
"President [Kate] Will is the chair [of the
search committee and]... will be making the
ultimate decision, which will rely on the
input and evalutation of the search committee," Wiberg said. "[She] plans to appoint the
Vice President... in the next few weeks."
"The committee is looking for a knowl-
edgable admission and financial aid professional who is familiar with Whittier's mission as a private liberal arts college and who
can effectively articulate that mission to prospective students and their parents," Lutgen
said. "We want someone who combines visionary leadership with a proven record of
success in their field."
The following information on the three
candidates was compiled from participation
in the informal lunch talks, the open forums
and the candidates' resumes:
Barbara Lundberg
Barbara Jean Lundberg visited on Monday, Jan. 26. She has been the Vice President
and Dean of Enrollment at St. Olaf College
since 1996. Among her numerous past experiences, she has been the Dean of Admissions/Special Asst. to the President at Whittier
College.
"I feel like I have come home," Lundberg said. "1 gained important values here
that have stayed with me
for twenty years."
When asked about college-bound students, Lundberg said: "I do not go out
to recruit first-year students, I go out to recruit
alumni. Recruiting tomorrow's alumni is important,"
Lundberg said.
"You want to look for students' connection to the college. They will be more likely
to stay all four years," said Lundberg about
prospective students. "Too many colleges
today are throwing merit aid right and left...
you have to use it strategically."
Lisa Meyer
Lisa Meyer visited on Wednesday, Jan.
28. She is currently the Associate Vice Pres-
identfor Institutional Image at University of
La Verne.
"People here are supportive of each other and excited about being a part of Whittier.
You attract a very diverse student body,"
said Meyer. "I believe that today, Whittier is
poised to make a change for the positive."
"We want someone who combines visionary leadership
with a proven record of success in their field."
Jeff Lutgen
Associate Professor of Mathematics
When discussing the faculty, Meyer said:
"It is important for students to think of
faculty as peers on some level." In addition,
"The faculty needs to be integrated into the
process in a comfortable way... the faculty
can make connections to faculty at other
institutions."
PAUL GALLAHER / QC ASST. PHOTO EDITOR
Brett Schraeder
Brett Schraeder visited Whittier on Tuesday, Jan. 20. His current position is at Sierra
Nevada College (SNC) in Incline Valley,
Nevada, as Dean of Enrollment.
While he has spent his last three years at
SNC, most of Schraeder's admissions experience is from Whittier College, including
time as Associate Director of Admissions.
"I think I have a unique situation to have
a relationship with a lot
of the campus constituents," Schraeder said.
Schraeder asked the
faculty in attendance at
the forum to think about
successful Whittier
grads, and suggested that
we make these stories a
part of our external visibility.
Schraeder also stressed the importance of
technology in marketing to the future Whittier
College student.
Additional reporting by QC Assistant
Photo Editor Paul Gallaher and QC Assistant News Editor Tammy Marashlian.
Newly elected
COR officers
discuss issues
Tammy Marashlian
QC Assistant News Editor
With the new semester, junior Jessica
Robledo will take office as A.S.W.C. President, junior Terrell Tucker as Vice President,
sophomore Amethyst Polk as External Affairs
Commissioner and junior Kristin Oase as
Secretary. In addition, the four Members-at-
Large will be sophomore Kristen Kershek,
junior Elsbeth Detwiler, junior Carolyn Trapp
andjunior Jess Brown. The treasurer, however, has not yet been named.
"The search for treasurer is going very
well. All of the candidates were very qualified
and I hope to announce the treasurer at the next
meeting," said Robledo. Applicants were interviewed by Robledo and another Executive
Council Member from Jan. 19 to 23 after
submitting an application to the COR office.
Although the treasurer was to be announced
during the Monday, Jan. 26, meeting, a majority of COR officers were not present, and the
announcement was postponed until the next
meeting.
In a statement issued Wednesday, Jan. 28.
Robledo said, "The plans I have for COR for
spring, is for a few big new ideas, which are
cost-efficient and realistic. My first priority,
which will happen this weekend, is to have a
brainstorming session with all of the members
of COR so that I can hear what issues their
constituency feels are important. As for goals
that I have for this spring, I would like to
utilize the COR safety vehicle with more
organization and talk to Campus Safety about
call boxes. Another priority on my list is to
improve communication of what activities are
going on throughout campus. I would like to
implement a mass e-mail system that reminds
people of what activities are coming up. This
would be very effective considering everyone
looks at their e-mail. I would also hope that
this would increase attendance at activities
that student body fees are going to and allow
off-campus students a better means of getting
information about what's going on around
campus."
Tucker stated, "I am very excited about
my term as the Vice President of the A.S.W.C.
I am looking forward to assisting the president
in making sure that the quests and agendas of
the A.S.W.C. are accomplished to the satisfaction of the student body. I am hopeful that
this administration will be one that is credited
for turning the wants and needs of the students
into results."
Robledo also said, "Something that I would
like to do differently than from the past year,
is try to make COR more of a body that
students feel comfortable voicing their opinions to and trust will take action upon these
comments. I would like to increase awareness
See COR, page 6